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泡

pāo

Definition

  1. puffed
  2. puffy
  3. swollen
  4. spongy
  5. small lake (esp. in place names)
  6. classifier (for urine or feces)
  7. measure word

Other pronunciations

泡 pào
  1. bubble
  2. foam
  3. blister (i.e. skin bubble)
  4. to soak
  5. to steep
  6. to infuse
  7. to dawdle
  8. to shilly-shally
  9. to hang about
  10. to pick up (a girl)
  11. to get off with (a sexual partner)
  12. classifier (for occurrences of an action)
  13. measure word
  14. classifier (for number of infusions)
  15. measure word

Character Decomposition

泡
=
氵
+
包

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